The simultaneous maximum load met by major power producers in Great Britain amounted to approximately 47.1 gigawatts in 2022, while the simultaneous maximum load met in Northern Ireland totaled 1.46 gigawatts. Both figures represent a decreases compared to the previous year.
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Simultaneous maximum load met by the major power producers in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2010 to 2022
(in megawatt)
Characteristic
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
2022
47,117
1,460
2021
47,128
1,529
2020
47,398
1,547
2019
46,802
1,428
2018
48,800
1,611
2017
50,608
1,566
2016
51,858
1,577
2015
51,100
1,653
2014
52,516
1,342
2013
51,811
1,609
2012
55,765
1,725
2011
55,505
1,581
2010
59,130
1,763
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Maximum load met in megawatt59,13059,13055,50555,50555,76555,76551,81151,81152,51652,51651,10051,10051,85851,85850,60850,60848,80048,80046,80246,80247,39847,39847,12847,12847,11747,1171,7631,7631,5811,5811,7251,7251,6091,6091,3421,3421,6531,6531,5771,5771,5661,5661,6111,6111,4281,4281,5471,5471,5291,5291,4601,460Great BritainNorthern Ireland2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Simultaneous maximum load met by the major power producers in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2010 to 2022 (in megawatt) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/547004/simultaneous-maximum-load-met-major-power-producers-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Simultaneous maximum load met by the major power producers in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2010 to 2022 (in megawatt)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547004/simultaneous-maximum-load-met-major-power-producers-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Simultaneous maximum load met by the major power producers in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2010 to 2022 (in megawatt). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547004/simultaneous-maximum-load-met-major-power-producers-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Simultaneous Maximum Load Met by The Major Power Producers in The United Kingdom (Uk), from 2010 to 2022 (in Megawatt)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547004/simultaneous-maximum-load-met-major-power-producers-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Simultaneous maximum load met by the major power producers in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2010 to 2022 (in megawatt) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547004/simultaneous-maximum-load-met-major-power-producers-uk/ (last visited June 14, 2025)
Simultaneous maximum load met by the major power producers in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2010 to 2022 (in megawatt) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/547004/simultaneous-maximum-load-met-major-power-producers-uk/
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